davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18
The Girls Who Marry.

II always read the wedding notices in the
papers, said a Louisville citizen, "and am
surprised to observe what proportion of
the brides are working girls. | do not use
the term working girls in its commonly &c
copied sense, namely, that of girls who work
in a factory, but | include all those who
earn their own living, whether it be by
school teaching, dreSsmaking, working a
typewriter or the numerous other occupa-
tons which are now open to the feminine
sex. According to my observation these
girls marry clerks, young doctors and law
yers, railroad men aud others, many of
whom subsequently reach the greatest heights
in business or the professions. Many well to
do young men who have either inherited or
already accumulated something of a com
potency marry girls who are accustomed to
work
"What conclusion, then, do you deduce
from your observationsN
"My conclusion is that the average young
man of the period is a much more sensible
creature than we give him credit for being.
He has his fun with the society girls and en-
Joys himself, but when the time comes to Sc
lect a wife, he chooses her like Mrs Primrose
did her wedding gown-not for gloss and
lineness of finish, but for qualities that last.
Thus the society girl gets left. All our old
maids were oIce leaders in society. The
young men thought they were not equal to
the task of supporting these mainClS, or the
latter themselves We're too hi5h toned to &c
ccpt any but Il millionaire, and hence they
still prefix Miss to their names. louisville
COmiCr-,j0lrEal
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18
Baby's Right to Truth.

Another point of grave Importance is
babys right to truth. 1t is not necessary to
tell n child that a sweet thing is NASTY" or
a harmless action naughty to insure obedi-
ence. Why should a mother going out for
hours tell her child she will be back soon, or
in order to bring him to obedience threaten
things which she never means to perform
things which she could not do! Why should
she tell the falsehoods so common to the nur-
sery of the "blacliman to carry the baby Off"
the "big bear' to eat him, or even the more
harmless ''all gone" and 'no more' when
there is more? Children are not easily de-
ceived, They find out the lie and learn to
lie themselves, and then are whipped for do
ing it, Oh, of all the baby's rights the most
sacred one is truth.-Cor. Good Housekeep-
ipr
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18

sometimes think would like to open
school for the education of married women
teach them how to keep their husbands. l
think American women, more than any
others in the world, need this school. The
English woman, when she keeps her husband,
does it because she is a fine animal; the
French woman is clever enough to combine
the material and intellectual, but the Ameri-
can woman, having been petted until she is
quite spoiled, thinks the man, once gained, is
always owned, and does not believe the
coquettish wilcs used by the maiden at all
necessary for the wife Poor little Donkey
What a hard lesson she has to learn, or else
what hard life there is before her.-"Bab"
in Now YORK Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18
THE CURIOSITY SHOP.


burg Address.
The following is President Iiu-am's cclc.
bratcd Gettysburg speech, dcl.....i Nov. ~,
1868. It win probably live ID, ',a@, if not
longer, than any Grafton Of the present cen
fury:
"Four score and seven years ago our fathers
brought forth upon this continent a new
nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated
to the proposition that all men are created
equal.
"Now we arc engaged in n great civil war,
testing whether that nation, on eng nation so
conceived and so dedicated, can loou endure.
We are met on II greet battle field of that
war. We are met to dedicate a uortio of .
as the final resting place of those who here
gave their lives that that nation might live
1t is altogether fitting and proper that we
should do this
But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate,
we cannot Consccrate, We cannot hallow this
ground. Tho brave men, living and dead,
VINO struggled here, have consccratcl il FAR
above our power to add or to dctluct Tho
world will little note nor long remember.
what we say here, but it can never FORGET
what they did here 1t is for Us, the living.
rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished
work that they have thus far souohy carried
on II is rather for us to be here dedirateG TO
the great task remaining lefoYc us-that
from these honored dead We take increased
devotion to the cause for which thoy gavo the
last full measure of devoton-that We here
highly resolve that the dead shall not have
died in vain, that the nation shall, under God,
have a new birth of freedom, ard that the
government of the people, by the people and
for the people, shall not perish from the
parth -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18

Washington's body lies at Mount Vernon,
Va; the two Adamses are buried uadp. the
old church at Quincy, Mass, jefferson rests
at Monticello, Va; Madison'4 crave is at
Montpelier, not far from Monticello: Mon
roes remains lie in the Richmond cemetery;
jackson, grave is in front o. L., obi resi-
dencc, The Hermitage" nci. N.aiiyillc,
Tenn; Van Buren was buried al }.inder-
hook, y. y; Harrison at north Z nd, near
Cincinnati; Polk at Nashville; TX ylor's re-
mains are rear Louisville, Ky; Fillmore lies
in Forest Law cemetery, Buffalo; Pierce was
buried ia Concord y. H., and Buchanan at
Lanca,,-r, "a; Linroln's grave is near
Springfield, HIS; Jol4nsonS at Crecnyille,
Tenn; HaHiyld's at Cleveland; Grants at
Rivcrii1e, :. y, and Arthu's at Albany.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18

No portion Of CAMS contents should re
main in it after open.2S. Admission Of air
rapidly changes sound goots into SPOILED
stuff, developing acctic putrcfaction, ana
poisonous stannous hydrate takes the place Of
harmless tin.
If alarming symptoms should come on
after eating, such as colicky abdominal pains
vomiting, diarrhUa and great d.pre sion, and
all who were at the table are attscacd alike
it is fair TO presume that they are poisoned
by some article Of food Nhilo a messenger
is going for the doctor give TO each person
who has not vomited freely an emetic o.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18

Amsterdam is tho largest city of Holland
1t is a city of canals, and yet travellers are
not impressed SO constantly that it is a water
city as when in Venice, The town lies at the
end Of the y, which is gulf Of the Zuyder Zee
and there are several great canals, shaped
like seSments of concentric circles, inter-
sected by some 800 smaller canals and yet
there are many streets and squares where one
can drive about as freely as i'll any other
city. Most of the houses are very tall and
very narrow and stand with their gable ends
to the street, presenting to strangers a very
odd appearance
One of the great industries Of this Dutch
town is the cutting aad polishing of dia-
monds, and many of the finest gems in the
world are brought hero go h' cut into shape.
1t was in this city that tie celebrated Koh-i-
moor was cut and polished.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18

1t is growing, so says n woman who has a
private ladies gymnasium, the fashion q he
fiat chested This woman says that the great
difficulty she finds in her profession is that
most of the young women who are sent TO
her By doctors for a course in gymnastics to
cure some disorder, utterly refuse to take oil
their stays, and she will not let them practice
in them. SO matters are pretty much at u
staLdstill, "Women come to me- she says,
"who have not drawn an unfcttnrcd breath
for years. Perfectly sound girls of 20 are
very rare she continued, land they enot,
as rule, developed sufficiently. Fiat chested
women are so much in the majority that it
has become fashionable 10 be so, and young
girls who are just growing up lace themselves
in with corsets and flatten themselves down
with tight bodices until it is absolutely i'm
possible they shall obtain their normal de-
velopment, The result is not pretty, but
they think it is, and that amounts to the
same thing. They are so afraid Of broaden
ing and developing the chest that, though
they will walk as mich as you please, they
persstently decline all exercise Of the upper
part of the body"
Thaekeray said of the New York girl IN
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18

A little while ago wrote something about
a now discovery recently added to the phar-
macoppia by a Boston expert in chemical sci
ence | have received so many letters since
containing inquiries as to the nature of this
wool fat and the manner in which it may be
obtained that ! suppose | may as well an
swcr them in print. The stuiG IS not pro
prietary remedy. 1t is merely substance
derived from the wool of sheep by stepping
the clipping in hot alcohol By this process
a yellow grease is prccipitatcd, chemically
identical with an element found in the hui
man bile and in certain vegetables, such as
peas and beans The grease has one very pc
culiar property. When applied with rubbing
it passes directly through the skin, and in
this way acts as n nutrient 10 the fatty tissues
beneath Thus it has the effect OF smoothing
out tho wrinkles produced by the alteration
of three tissues which come with ago. An
Anticipated relative Of mine has removed
from her temples theunwclcome footprints
of a thousand iigurative crows by six weeks
use Of this marvellous unguent.
Likewise, when rubbed upon the scalp, it
prevents badness, by supplying to the hair
an element of its growth, the lack of which
causes it to fall out 1t is useful for n base
for ointments, the activeingrcdients of which
it conveys through the cuticle. To maniac
ture it in large quantities is enormously ex-
pensivc, but it may be obtained at retail
from the biz apothecaries at a small price.
Fortunately but few people know of it as yet.
Nevertheless it was known to the ancients
5000 years ago. Let me add a warning. If
you buy it, get it pure and not in combina-
ton with some patent mixture If necessary,
gather your wool and boil it down for your
self. Thus you may secure an artificial per-
petuation OF youth.-Boston Cor. Kansas
Citv Times
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18

Italian boys have, at least, one game pecu-
liar to themselves. The game they play is
this: Tho lad who is "it' l;necls down and
burics his face in the LAP of one of his COM
pauions While in thar position one of the
boys who stand in line several yards distant
run over and hit him Il Light blow, running
instantly back and taking his place with the
others in line. Tho boy who was lit then
tries to discover who hit HIM lie walks up
to the line, singles ont the lad he SUSPECTS and
carries him pick-a-back to the goal where he
knelt when struck. If he carries the right
one that boy becomes "it," but if he carried
one who had not hit him, he has to ride the
boy back to where he found him, bury his
face and begin again,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18

1850, and the description will serve well
enough today: "The women here i'll Now
York, almost without exception, arc rs lean
us grcyhounds, ond dressed magnincntly in
the fashions Of the better cios, OF Partisan
actresses" All the late dresses from Paris
show a determination to make the waist up
pear as long as possible; the dress has no
darts in the bodice, but is shirrol at the throat
and drawn down in long lines, to be heh in
by ribbon or velvet belt, pointed in front,
which makes the waist look as if it extended
half way down to the knees. New York
LVor1J
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18

a mother whose daughter early showed a
disposition to run the sowing machine per-
nstted her to do SO when the little thing
could barely reach the treadles with her tip
toes. At worst the mischief she might do
could be easily repaired. She provided her
with dolls and patterns for dolls clothes, and
taught her how to cut them out and en-
broider and make them. That little girl,
now grown, earns an ample livelihood by her
skill as a seamstress and can't remember the
time when she felt awkward with the needle
or the machine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18

vicinity of his home by all the boys as
"Uncle Dennis, and he never tires Of telling
them about his tutorship of Abraham Lin
coin. He is nine years older than Lincoln
would have been had he lived, and rcmem-
bers well when his pupil was born. 1t was
in Spencer county, Ind, that Lincoln grew
to manhood. and in his early days there were
no schools. Lincoln's mother partly taught
him his letters, but died before he had ac-
CURED the entire alphabet, and Dennis
Hanks, who was quite a scholar for those
times taught little Abe not only to read, but
to write and spell. The pupil learned rapidly
and it was not great while before he was
far ahead Of his teacher as regards literary
attninmnntS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18
Old Notifications.

In Central park, New York, neart the north
west corner, is an old brown stone building
Known as the block house" On bluff on
Oae Hundred and Seventy-third street, east
OF Tenth avenue, are the ruins Of IA similar
building. On another blur further west are
the remains Of an oarthcn fort, and west of
Tenth avenue, near One Hundred and Nuaaty-
third street, arc still more ruins. Thee arc
the remains Of the tortitrat.pns thrown zap
against the British during t.lo Rcvou. inHarr
war The whole north end Of the i,,"n,l H,,a
fortified.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18
How to BE Photographed.

London has an autocratic photographer,
and his somewhat high handed treatment Of
mis- patrons is tolerated because his quick eye
for effect, his skill in posing the subjects, and
the exquisite finish and tluthfulnesS place
him far above many portrait painters. His
charges are enormous, and engagements have
60 be made months ahead but the result is
very satisfactory. In the first place there is
no climbing Of stairs to mount above a shop
on business street, as there is here One
drives to Il handsome private house. A gor-
geous and condeScending servant opens the
door. No less gorgeous and even more con-
descending is the young woman in charge of
the reception room. This young person shows
the influence of artistic environment and
wears a long Gobelin blue gown of soft cash
mere with pulled sleeves
A powdered footman announces the artist,
Mr.. Mendelssohn. He comes at last. Taught
der and more condescanding than any of his
naughty household, he makes an engagement
with You and tells what sort of gown you
should wear when you come to sit, or, if this
is the fuldllment of an engagement, lie leads
the way through a conservatory and finally
into the studio. He does not like seated
women; he almost invariably poses them
STANDING Certainly" he says, "a woman's
form is as much a part of her beauty as is
her face Why should the best effect of it be
lost by doubling her up" lie makes them
stand against wall or curtain with their
heads well up and oven if they arc not tell
and slim he generally succeeds in making
them look so. He doesn't like bonrcts,
either, and rarely takes woman in one, lie
Insists upon some simple arrangement of the
hair and very few jewels After the sitting
is over one finds little dsess.ng room lifted
with every feminine luxury and a maid in
attendance. London Letter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18

1t would be an interesting and instructive
lesson if, in a community of married people
representing various social grades, VIC could
request the individuals, both husbands and
wives, to inform us clearly and truthfully of
the reasons which induced them TO select
their respective partners for life. 1t would
be found in many instances the most insig-
niflcant trincs had influenced many Of them
in this most delicate mattcr--New Orleans
Times Democrat.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18

y wrangler, in (Engli,M college phrase is
one who has obtained a place in the highest
mathematical tupos. The first man OF this
class is termed the senior wrangler; the rest
are rated each according to his respective
merit, as second, third, fourth and so on. In
the Middle ages college exercises were called
diSputatioEs, and those who performed tlcm
were disputants Hence the idea of Uranglng
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18

who taught Abra-
ham Lincoln to
read, with some in.
cidents connected
with the lives Of
these twomen Thu
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18

warm water alone or with teaspoonful OF
mustard stirred into half tumblerful, and
afterward administer sweet oil OF white OF
egg copously IT Is not likely that any such
cases will prove fatal, but the symptoms arc
alarming enough, even from a small quantity
of this poison.-William f, Hutchinson,
M. D., in American Magazine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18

The swiftest bird ON the wing is said 10 bo
the frigatc bird, IA nautical bird of prey.
Sailors say that it can start at dayUreall
from the coast of Africa, and following the
trade winds land on the American coast be-
fore sunset. This is probably AN over state
mcnt, hut close observers have estimated its
flight at 200 miles an hour.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18
An English Word.

The word Doodle is to be found in either
of the dictionaries spelt 'bodle," 1t has been
used in its present sense over tAir'y years,
and it is to be found in the "iuiov,N Lexi-
con-" published in l>5S, Doodle; counter.
felt money Doodle carrier; one who carries
the counterfeit money and hands i, out, ono
bill at time, to those who pass it,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18
Who Commands?

There is frequent question, is President
Cleveland or Gen. Sheridan communicating
chief of the army of the United Statesp
The president is by virtue Of his oGlce COM
handkerchief Of the army and navy.of the
United States. Gen. sheridan is also styled
commander-iu-chiof of tho army of the
United States. The one is "cv-oficio," the
other "de facto.n
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18

"Anything is the thing to use, said lead
ing decorator to Jennie June a few days
since; anything that looks well, from a Da-
ghestan rug or India shawl to a length of II
cent blue denim" SO it is. A woman need
only have courage, cultivate the ability to
make proper combinations, find out what
materials are to be had, and she may venture
without fear of mistake or criticism.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18

NJ. Louise Thomas and Elsie P. Bucking-
ham are two women of business. The first is
one of the most successful bee rasers in the
country, and it is said that her bees produce
10000 pounds of honey yearly. The other is
the successful manager of fruit farm of
several hundred acres in California and adj
vises all women who can to take up this line
of business.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18

The following prescription is excellent in
cases Of lamencss from overwork or in cases
of a slight strain Of the back: Two ounces Of
alcohol, two ounces of hartshorn, two table
spoonfuls Of rock salt table salt will do).
Put all the ingredients into quart BOTTLE
fill with rain water Apply, rubbing vigor-
ously with the palm of the hand.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18

The girls i'll the department of manual
training n tho st. Paul high school have
demonstrated that they can saw board as
well as man can Thirty-six of them gave
an exhibition of their skill to an admirng
audience, aud they also drove countless nails
without once hammering their thumbs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18

The English guinea wa, first co,Noi in 10 3.
ana derived it's name from the tact that tho
gold of which it, Wac at first composed came
from Guiuoa.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18

If you ever endured the agony Of a felon,
you viii appreciate the fact that it can be
cured by WOODEN smoke. Place the wooden
rags under an inverted flower pot, and put
Goals upon them, on set them on fire some
other way, then hold the felon over the
smoke, and it will extract all the pain.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18

A well known physician say that a boil
should not be allowed TO progress if it can be
stopped at the outset, as the system is moro
likely to be poisoned than relieved by tho
gathering matter The boil should bepainted
with iodine, and will not amount to anything
if taken in the first stage.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
BIRD TALK THAT IS UNDERSTOOD
BY COCKS, HENS AND CHICKS.

Interesting Facts About Dennis Hanks,
Abraham Lincoins First Tutor, and the
Pupil who Aftcrward became Presi-
dent of the United States.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18

To cure warts, take an Irish potato and cut
a piece or tho end and rub on the wart two
or three times a day, cutting q slice from the
potato each time used. Very often ono po-
tato is sufficient for tho cure.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18

All the training schools fornurses in Phila-
delphia are free. This is one profession for
women that is not oyercrowded and where
women can Germ good wages, The chief
qualifications arc good health, good temper,
general intelligence, and a fair common
school education
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18

In The healing of burns and acalds, whero
there is danger Of contracting Gears, rub the
new skin several times IL daywith good sweet
OIL Persist in this rubbing until the skin is
soft md nnvihlo
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-31
WE CAN NOT RESPECT HIN.

No man can expect to be elected to
office in Ohio who can not command the
respect Of the people. Mr.. Powell, who
has been having a great deal to say. in
this campaign about taxes, has for the
past twelve years been defrauding the
State and imposing an unfair burden
upon the other taxpayers by falling TO
pay the taxes Oh his property. though he
was able to do 50. Governor Foraker re
ierred to this Fact in a speech delivered
by him in Cleveland on the evening of
October L. On the morning of October
20 Powell admitted the truth of ali
that Governor Foraker had said by rush
ing into the county treasurer's Office in
Delaware ard paying S54 delinquent
taxes which had been accumulating for
twelve years. On the evening of the
same day Mr.. Powell in a speech at To-
ledo stated that Governor Foraker was a
liar and a slanderer, and said: Il do not
owe to-day one cent of taxes" Such
pettifogging and shystering is not what
The people should expect from any man
who aspires to be governor of this great
state and this one illustration serves to
show the nature and the calibre of the
man